Archbishop Temple School


Archbishop Temple School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The acting Headteacher is Julie Siddle. It has 765 pupils and 48 teachers.

History

Archbishop Temple School welcomed its first pupils in September 1963, as a secondary modern school serving the needs of inner city Preston. It was originally named "William Temple School", after Archbishop William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury 1940-1944.
The school is one of the top 10 non-sixth form schools in England at GCSE and was listed as number 2 in the Sunday Times list of best schools without a sixth form in 2014.
The first 'comprehensive' intake was in 1967 and followed the closure of Preston grammar school. The headmaster at this time was Mr. Hattersley.

Academic success

In 2017 90% of pupils left Archbishop Temple School with five or more GCSE qualifications including English and Maths. Archbishop Temple School is the highest performing school in Lancashire.
Ofsted rated the school as “Outstanding” in 2009. Ofsted again visited the Maths department in 2010 and rated it as “Outstanding”. In January 2010, the school leadership was inspected, and the then headteacher was appointed as a National Leader of Education. The school also became a National Support School. In 2013 97% of pupils left the school with a A*-C GCSE grade in Maths. In 2015 the school became a Teaching School, working within the Preston Teaching School Alliance. In 2017 the school was redesignated as a National Support School, and the current Headteacher became a National Leader of Education.